Dem Strategist: Good Chance Democrats Will Get Slaughtered This November

It's one thing for a Republican to say that, but another thing for a respected Democrat strategist to say it:

"I think that there is a real shot we [Democrats] are going to get slaughtered in elections this fall if we aren't leading the efforts to reform Washington," Hildebrand said. "We campaigned in '06 and '08, and if voters don't see that change, we haven't lived up to that promise."

Hildebrand, a highly regarded strategist in Democratic circles who helped deliver the crucial state of Iowa for Obama, is an outside consultant pushing issues such as campaign finance and lobbying reform.

He came to the White House on Wednesday for a quiet meeting with the president's senior adviser, David Axelrod, to express a fear that Republicans are seizing the high ground on cleaning up Washington, on issues such as the ethics probe of Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-New York.

As smart as this guy probably is, he's still missing the point. It not Charlie Rangel that's driving voter discontent, it's health care, cap-and-tax, immigration reform, and just about every other issue the Dems are pushing that are widely opposed by voters. When you add to that the rule changes and other shenanigans House and Senate leaders are trying to use to pass their agenda and the voters quickly realize these politicians don't care what the people think or want.